"Western Tide" talks about the story that happened in China during the hundred years from the cession of Hong Kong Island in the "Sino-British Treaty of Nanjing" in 1842 to the Pearl Harbor incident in 1941. This period of time is the new prelude to a very extraordinary era in history. All the conflicts between various groups in human beings, and even the turmoil between Eastern and Western cultures are concentrated in this turbulent meeting.
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This book is like a wise man sitting across from you, telling you what he sees, hears, thinks, and feels. Mr. Jiang Menglin takes us through the torrent of history with his rich life experience. The book contains not only academic research, but also life experience. I am reminded of Lin Yutang's "My Country and My People", which also shows Chinese culture and spirit from a unique perspective. Reading "Western Tide" is like rafting the river of time and appreciating the changes of the times.
This book is like a wise man sitting across from you, telling you what he sees, hears, thinks, and feels. Mr. Jiang Menglin takes us through the torrent of history with his rich life experience. The book contains not only academic research, but also life experience. I am reminded of Lin Yutang's "My Country and My People", which also shows Chinese culture and spirit from a unique perspective. Reading "Western Tide" is like rafting the river of time and appreciating the changes of the times.